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Nightwatch follows a reporter and his pursuit to vivify the stories of the brave men of the Culver City (near Los Angeles) Police department as he rides along with them on their patrols. The predecessor to the very popular modern television show "COPS,"Nightwatch allows us to talk a "ride" with our favorite men in blue!

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For other law enforcement excitements see also Dragnet, Police Headquarters, Mr. District Attorney, This Is Your FBI, Tales of the Texas Rangers, and I Was a Communist for the FBI.

Night-Watch

Please enjoy these old time radio shows:

Air Date Title Synopsis
 1954-04-05  E01 Nude Prowler

CBS net. Sustaining. The police department in action...real adventures. No actors, no script. An actual evening in a police car. Burglaries, murders, etc. make interesting listening. The first show of the series. The first call is a burglary in progress on Hazleton Street. Donn Reed (police recorder), Sterling Tracy (producer), Jim Headlock (producer), Ron Perkins (technical advisor), W. N. Hildebrand (Chief of Police). 
 1954-04-12  E02 311 Southgate

+ CBS net. Sustaining. The first report in the police car is about a case of indecent exposure. The cops travel to another city to arrest the suspect. The show makes for fascinating listening to the man's wife at the police station and an interview with the suspect in his jail cell. The system cue has been deleted. Sterling Tracy (producer), Jim Headlock (producer), Donn Reed (police recorder), W. N. Hildebrand, Ron Perkins (technical advisor). 
 1954-05-03  E03 Glass Breaker

+ CBS net. Sustaining. The first report in the patrol car is a report of a burglary on Burlingame. A burglar is actually captured on-mike inside a gas station. He turns out to be a tearful fifteen-year-old who begs to be released. Excellent radio! The system cue has been deleted. Ron Perkins (technical advisor), Sterling Tracy (producer), Donn Reed (police recorder), W. N. Hildebrand, Jim Headlock (producer). 
 1954-05-10  E04 Peanut Butter Part 1

+ CBS net. Sustaining. The first report to the patrol car is about a traffic accident. A single car is found on its roof, the driver seems under the influence of "a couple of beers." Afterwards, a young boy is caught with a stolen newspaper. Later, a robbery has taken place in a store. Using a gun, two young men have taken $190 from the cash register. One of the suspects is captured on mike. A line-up is held. Actual recordings: no actors or dramatizations are used. The system cue has been deleted. W. N. Hildebrand, Sterling Tracy (producer), Jim Headlock (producer), Donn Reed (police recorder), Ron Perkins (technical advisor). 
 1954-05-17  E05 Peanut Butter Part 2

+ CBS net. Sustaining. The first call is about a shop-lifting suspect. A woman has been caught trying to steal shirts, and then is detained on a narcotics charge. A prowler is apprehended, but it turns out to be just a drunk. A suspect in a market stickup is interrogated. Jim Headlock (producer), Donn Reed (police recorder), Sterling Tracy (producer). 

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 ABOUT OLD TIME RADIO
The buzz-term for Old Time Radio is "OTR". OTR usually means radio broadcasting from the golden age of radio, mostly before 1964.These shows from the pre-television age include adventure, comedies, mystery shows, western dramas and shows from World War II. These programs feature the best talent of the day and were broadcast nearly as widely as cable programs today. And just like TV today, families would gather around their crystal radio sets to enjoy the entertainment together.